About this item
Loulou de la Falaise is the first monograph to celebrate the life and work of the style icon and muse to Yves Saint Laurent who became the embodiment of French chic. Renowned for her bohemian chic, daring style as well as for her lightness, nonchalance, and humor, Loulou de la Falaise was not only an influential fashion icon but also a breath of fresh air to the world of Parisian haute couture. The Anglo-French beauty assisted the designer Halston and modeled briefly for Diana Vreeland’s Vogue before moving to Paris in 1972 to work alongside the iconic designer Yves Saint Laurent. A true original, her sense of color and fantasy and her attitude would energize the mythic house and fashion in general. For almost forty years, de la Falaise would forge her professional reputation designing extraordinary jewelry and accessories both for Yves Saint Laurent as well as for her own line.
About the Author
Based in Paris, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is the author of various titles such as Sam Spiegel - the biography of a Hollywood legend; Tino Zervudachi; Monsieur Dior; Loulou de la Falaise and Vogue on Yves Saint Laurent. She is known for her evocative style, wry humor and eye for detail. Her latest book: After Andy - Adventures in Warhol Land is a memoir of the influence that Andy Warhol exerted throughout his life and beyond. Fraser-Cavassoni met the Pop artist when she was sixteen in 1980. Seven years later, she became the last person to be hired by Warhol at the studio. A witty yet informative page-turning account, After Andy spans an extraordinary life that includes Fraser-Cavassoni's mother Antonia Fraser, the best selling historian; her step-father Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright as well as encounters with the rock star Mick Jagger; the film star Jack Nicholson; the impresario Malcolm McLaren; fashion designers Halston and Karl Lagerfeld; the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and footwear maestro Christian Louboutin.
